Syrian photographer focuses on hope in the midst of conflict

Alkharboutli finds stories that highlight the destruction of war without losing the strength of the human spirit

Alexandra Chaves Anas Alkharboutli’s series Sport and Fun Instead of War and Fear is a finalist for the Sony World Photography Awards (Sport category), which will announce winners on Thursday
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The children are smiling. Dressed in their karate uniforms, the boys and girls of the Golden Bridge School in the Syrian village of Aljiina near Aleppo play and train like any other young students. These pockets of joy and normality in a country...

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